Celsius Major Shareholder Sells 900,000 Shares in $36M Planned Transaction
Dean DeSantis, a 10% owner of Celsius Holdings (CELH), reported the settlement of three tranches of a Variable Prepaid Forward Sale Contract (VPF) originally entered on August 1, 2022.
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Dean DeSantis, a 10% owner of Celsius Holdings (CELH), reported the settlement of three tranches of a Variable Prepaid Forward Sale Contract (VPF) originally entered on August 1, 2022. The transactions occurred between June 17-20, 2025, involving:
- Disposition of 900,000 total shares (300,000 shares per tranche) at $40.1588 per share
- Shares were held indirectly through GRAT 1, LLC, where DeSantis serves as one of two personal representatives of the Estate of Carl DeSantis
- Following the transactions, beneficial ownership decreased from 10,500,000 to 9,900,000 shares
The VPF settlement terms were triggered as the stock's settlement price exceeded the Cap Price of $40.1588, resulting in physical delivery of shares to the buyer. The transactions were executed according to a pre-established contract, with the buyer paying GRAT 1 cash based on the difference between Floor Price ($30.1191) and Cap Price ($40.1588).
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- Major shareholder (10% owner) Dean DeSantis, through GRAT 1 LLC, disposed of 900,000 shares of CELH stock at $40.16 per share (total value ~$36.1M) through a pre-arranged variable prepaid forward sale contract
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Variable Prepaid Forward Sale Contract (obligation to sell) | 300,000 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Other | Common Stock | 300,000 | $40.1588 | $12.05M |
| Other | Variable Prepaid Forward Sale Contract (obligation to sell) | 300,000 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Other | Common Stock | 300,000 | $40.1588 | $12.05M |
| Other | Variable Prepaid Forward Sale Contract (obligation to sell) | 300,000 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Other | Common Stock | 300,000 | $40.1588 | $12.05M |
Footnotes (4)
- F1. The Reporting Person is one of the two personal representatives of the Estate of Carl DeSantis, which holds a one hundred percent (100%) beneficial ownership interest in GRAT 1, LLC ("GRAT 1"). Accordingly, the Reporting Person has shared voting and dispositive control over the shares held by GRAT 1, LLC..
- F2. On June 17, 2025, June 18, 2025, and June 20, 2025 GRAT 1 settled three tranches of a prepaid variable forward sale transaction (the "VPF") entered into on August 1, 2022 with an unaffiliated third-party buyer. For these three tranches of the VPF, GRAT 1 elected full physical settlement.
- F3. In full physical settlement of each of these three tranches of the VPF, the contract for the VPF obligated (i) GRAT 1 to deliver to the buyer 300,000 shares (adjusted for stock splits) of CELH common stock T+1 (the "Share Number") following the maturity of these tranches (occurring on June 16, 2025, June 17, 2025, and June 18, 2025), and (ii) the buyer to pay GRAT 1 an amount in cash equal to: (a) if the volume-weighted average price of CELH common stock on the maturity date for the tranche (each, a "Settlement Price") was greater than $30.1191 (the "Floor Price"), but less than or equal to $40.1588 (the "Cap Price"), the product of (x) the Share Number and (y) the excess of Settlement Price over the Floor Price; and (b) if Settlement Price was greater than the Cap Price, the product of (x) the Share Number and (y) $10.0397.
- F4. On each of June 16, 2025, June 17, 2025, and June 18, 2025, the Settlement Price was greater than the Cap Price. Accordingly, GRAT 1 transferred to the buyer a number of CELH shares and the buyer paid GRAT 1 amounts in cash determined pursuant to the formula above.
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